Getting a second chance at life: Organ and tissue transplants 11 Articles

by Rhea Wood

This issue is very close to my heart. When I was 9, my father was diagnosed with kidney failure, and had to go on dialysis. It was grueling for him. It sapped most of his energy, and I watched my dad slowly get more and...read more

by Dea

FIXING THE HUMAN FORM This is the end of the road; your cirrhotic liver become so hardened that there are not enough healthy liver tissue to perform the metabolic and detoxification process. My advice for you to live l...read more

by Lucy Parker Watkins

A Mother's Heart Stephanie Groce's Heart Transplant Story Every day in the U.S. hundreds of Americans lay in hospital beds, often in isolation, waiting for donor transplant organs. The wait can be anywhere from a few d...read more

by Scott Oliver

I have had six open heart surgeries. In order, a heart transplant, doubble by-pass, single by-pass, heart transplant, a window was cut in the bag the heart sits in and finaly, one to compleatly remove the sack twenty one d...read more

by Katrina

Over 79,000 U.S. patients are currently waiting for an organ transplant; nearly 3,000 new patients are added to the waiting list each month. Though controversial and done unethically in other countries, the use of organ...read more

by Jimmy Scarboro

We started getting ready to go early on a gorgeous spring day in April of 1999. Later, my wife and I were supposed to meet some friends and family at the lake for a long weekend of camping and relaxation. We hoped to arr...read more

by Sheraline

I was diagnosis with Glomerolnephritis at the age of 14 right when I entered 9th grade.I was an active 14 year old, but one day when I was helping my mother move my aunt noticed that my ankles were swollen. The next day my...read more

by Gretchen Bohling

Getting a Second Chance at Life: Organ and Tissue Transplants Organ and tissue donations can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. Organs and tissues can not only be donated to prevent death, but to impro...read more

by Bridget Mccall

Organ and Tissue Donation is a important part of my life. I lost my younger brother 7 years ago. He was a donor. His corneas went to 2 individuals, one of kidneys was used, the values of his heart were used as well as b...read more

by Samuel Arua

For patients on long-term dialysis, receiving a healthy kidney from a donor offers a longer life span, an improved quality of life and lower overall health care costs. (1) However, for most minorities, especially African A...read more

by Sean Matheiken

You're young, you're fit and you're active; so why do YOU need to know about transplants? Its a difficult situation; a young man has come off his motorbike, suffered a serious head injury, and lies comatose in the inten...read more